GIH Bulletin: May 2026
In California, as in the rest of the United States, the statistics regarding maternal mental health are alarming. Approximately one in five mothers suffers from mood and anxiety disorders during the perinatal period, which extends from pregnancy through one year postpartum. Yet, despite this high prevalence, the overwhelming majority of these women do not receive treatment. The barriers are systemic and multifaceted, including but not limited to behavioral health workforce shortages; a lack of integration between primary, perinatal, and behavioral health care; inadequate training for maternity care providers; and stigma.
GIH Bulletin: September 2016
Policies made at the local level have a tremendous influence on people’s health. Whether it’s the quality of foods served in schools, water fluoridation, urban zoning, or minimum-wage requirements, the list of health-related policies determined or regulated at the local level is nearly endless.
GIH Bulletin: August 2016
In case you’ve missed the news, we have a new location and date for the 2017 GIH annual conference. We’ll be in Boston, Massachusetts June 21-23, 2017.
GIH Bulletin: July 2016
Welcome to the new all-digital Bulletin! This issue is special for us in that it marks our transition from a printed newsletter to one that is housed entirely on our website.
GIH Bulletin: June 2016
In May, GIH’s board decided to relocate the 2017 Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy from Charlotte, North Carolina, to another city. The decision was sparked by the controversy surrounding the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2), North Carolina’s new state law.
GIH Bulletin: May 2016
This year’s annual conference was the largest one ever—which we are happy about—but it is the story behind the numbers that resonate the most with me. Three of my top takeaways are:
GIH Bulletin: April 2016
Leila May Polintan, 39, was GIH’s Communications Director from 2007 to 2016. Sadly, we lost her on Saturday, April 2 after a courageous 3½-year battle with breast cancer. Leila had a large footprint at GIH: she designed and managed our electronic communications, oversaw the monthly Bulletin and annual conference materials, and wrote our style guide
GIH Bulletin: March 2016
Health philanthropy has played a critical role in supporting strategies to reduce disparities and tackle the complex factors at the root of unequal health outcomes.
GIH Bulletin: February 2016
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation’s recent correctional health grantee meeting was an eye-opening lesson for me about the magnitude of health needs for people who are incarcerated, and the limited involvement of health funders.
GIH Bulletin: January 2016
In December, I attended a meeting that demonstrated philanthropy’s ability to convene across sectors to raise awareness and solve problems. The focus was the crisis being experienced by Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic